Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-02
DAILY HERALD.
RACING MATTERS,
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say Of Los Angeles.
The Spirit of the Times, the best
sporting paper in America, has good
correspondent in Los Angeles, and the
following is one of his letters from
this city:
esThe entries, which closed August
LIST for the fall races of the Sixth Dis
trict Fair Association are far ahead OF
ANYTHING we ever dreamed of. Secre-
tary De Camp deserves great credit
and the thanks of the entire commu-
nity for the untiring will and energy
he has displayed in getting together
such an array Of California stars for
the Fair, which bids fair to eclipse
any ever held in the State. Indeed, a
few entries from the Santa Anita sta
BILE is all that is required to make it
the most imposing list of entries ever
seen this side of the Rocky mount
aims. Our people are full OF enter
prise and 'go-aheadism" and are be-
ginning to appreciate our equine
friends and place them in their proper
sphere. For while the excitement
over real estate cast a gloom over
every other branch of industry; but
the love Of the ''sport Of kings" is be-
ginning to peep out from behind the
real estate craze, like the sun from be-
hind a golden-rimmed cloud, and to
shed its rays of warmth over this
Gland of flowers" and to penetrate
the inmost depths of the public heart.
These Californians never do things
by halves. If it is real estate they
go in for, they get it, and when 1t
comes Fair week, every mothers son
will be found ON the beautiful grounds
that nature has done so much for, and
that man is constantly trying to inn
prove upon. The grounds chosen for
this great and laudable enterprise
could not have been improved upon
in the State just outside of the city,
easy of access, as level as table,
plenty of water, and everything else
that goes to make a pleasant resort.
The directors have at last awakened
to appreciate the prize "the gods have
given them," and have set to work
with will to improve and make our
people proud of the park.
New stables are being built, the old
ones thoroughly renovated and white
washed the grand stand is being en-
larged; the track is being widened
and thrown up on the turns, fences
repaired and whitewashed. In fact,
by the time the saddling bell calls the
giants forth to do battle for the open
ing race October 10th, there will have
been such a magical change as would
suggest visit from Aladdin and his
lamp. And when the dear public
finds that never more will the man
with one pea and three shells; the
grating voice of the man and his
wheel of fortune Of many colors, and
divers other devices of the vagabond
to rob tn m of their hard-earned
money, will not be there that nothing
except legitimate pool selling and
ook-making will be allowed on the
grounds, until they see for themselves
that all of the rowdy element have
vanished, will they believe that such
a change has taken place.
Our people are fond of amusement.
For instance, Major Wyatt, of the
Grand Opera House, announces the
coming Of an unknown troupe, and
.straighway the ticket Office is besieged
days beforehand to secure seats. And
why is this? Simply because they
know that Major Wyatt will have
nothing that is not first-class, and that
they will not be insulted with any
drunken rowdyism, and that every
care is taken to secure the comfort OF
the gentler sex.
President j. G. Newton, Senator L.
J. Rose, N. A. Covarrubias President
L. A. j. c., Johnny Griffin, lessee of
the Park, and E. A. DeCamp, Secre-
tary Jockey Club and Fair Association,
are working like beavers, and with
such brains and energy, with power and
capital to back it, the coming fair is
bound to be success.
Mr.. N. A. Covarrubias is erecting a
large stable at the track, which will
be fitted up with all the modern i'm
provements for the comfort OF his
horses, and will be adorned with sew
eral dozen of Currier & Ives pictures
of the heroes of the turf.
Mr.. Covarrubias is fast friend of
The Spirit, and he, like a hundred
more of our enterprising citizens, has
adopted the motto: "The Spirit of the
Times shall teach me speed" Hun
dreds claim they only existed before
The Spirit of the Times came among
them. Now they live, as the wires
only bring the echo OF the distant war
that is raging on the turf over the 9TH
er side of the Rockies. But The Spirit
each week comes to us full of news OF
the hard-fought battles 80 hotly con-
tested from 'eend to eend," and how
the hopes of some Eastern Prince has
been blasted by "bucking" against our
fieet-footed representatives. Yours,
The ROVER.